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by AnimalMuppet 1044 days ago
> 8. In nature, the optimum is almost always in the middle somewhere. Distrust assertions that the optimum is at an extreme point.

This rings true in politics as well.
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pdhborges 1044 days ago
Isn't a Pareto optimal solution always at the edge of the feasible space?
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lamchob 1044 days ago
Yet, it is usually in middel of the repsective dimensions, not on the extreme ends of either.
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firewolf34 1044 days ago
More succinctly stated as "Only the Sith deal in absolutes."
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